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Bernard Ranches is in a Fight to Save its Business and its Citrus Trees

By Pia Hinckle on August 23, 2020

“I had a terrible dream one night,” says Vince Bernard, founder and farmer of Bernard Ranches, who has watched the COVID crisis cut into his sales so much that he may not be able to afford to water …

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Subsidizing Big Ag

By Charlene Oldham on October 11, 2012

Small Farms Left Out of Farm Bill By Charlene Oldham When the first “farm bill” was created in the late 1930s to help family farms, horses and hand plows were as common on farms as Model …

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LBAM—Two Countries, One Moth

By Chris Mittelstaedt on October 25, 2010

I try to stay out of agricultural politics. I’d rather support farmers by buying their wonderful produce without having to testify on their behalf. Sometimes, however, circumstances land on your …

Filed Under: FruitGuys News, The FruitLife Tagged With: agricultural politics, apple farm, apples, blue moon organics, California, farmers, light brown apple moth, New Zealand, quarantine

Good Fruit = GoodWorks

By The FruitGuys on March 4, 2010

The FruitGuys GoodWorks Project includes our Farm Steward and Community Outreach programs which have donated thousands of pieces of fruit to charitable organizations nationwide. Our Farm Steward …

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The Budding System

By Heidi Lewis on February 24, 2010

The first time I went to a Scion Exchange I didn't know what to expect—was it a science-fiction convention? As I drew nearer I saw people entering the building with little sticks under their arms—was …

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